Customer Support Engineer

To make electronics, you need chips, wafers, transistors, reticles, and... To make these, you must see, test and manufacture them at scale—faster and better than ever before. That's where KLA comes in. Whether you're early in your career or an experienced professional, you'll solve complex challenges, work alongside brilliant minds and help shape the future of technology.

In this role, you will play a key part in advancing business priorities by delivering high-impact work across your area of expertise. Candidates should have a solid background in electronics, RF theory, mechanical engineering, vacuum technology and basic knowledge of plasma processing equipment.

• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and diagnose RF, Pneumatic, Vacuum, Electronic (AC and DC), PLC, Device Net and Computer issues to the component level.
• Must have working knowledge of MS DOS, Windows software as well as MS Office products.
• Excellent communication and customer interfacing skills.
• Good organizational skills.
• An adaptable approach to working hours, locations and conditions.
• A flexible approach to work responsibilities, enabling both independent and team working.
• Ability to work alone or unsupervised for extended period, often in difficult conditions.
• A systematic and logical approach to problem solving.
• Must be able to travel >50% of time to support the customer base as required.

• To provide service support to customers encompassing system commissioning, system breakdown repairs and preventative maintenance support.
• To generate a close working relationship with the customers to enable the company to sell its product portfolio.
• Provision of feedback enabling the pro-active identification of product and business process improvements.
• Timely completion of all field reports.
• Other duties as required.

• Must be able to travel > 50% to support the customer base as required.
• Lift 50 lbs. overhead occasionally
• Lifting 50 lbs. frequently
• Bend from the waist
• Lift items overhead safely
• Work on hands and knees or on their back while servicing equipment
• Be able to bend and twist to gain access to service the equipment
• Read and interpret schematics
• Read and interpret signs, placards and manuals
• View the full color spectrum
• Be able to work standing at the system in up to 2-hour intervals

Be able to perform a system chamber clean which requires the following

• Remove all chamber components such as turbo pump, source parts, and electrode
• Perform a chamber clean with the use of scotch brite to scrub the chamber walls
• Reassemble the cleaned chamber parts and achieve an acceptable chamber LUR

• Work autonomously
• Work in a product wafer fab clean room environment

Minimum Qualifications Master's Level Degree and 0 years related work experience;
Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience of 2 years

We provide advanced inspection tools, metrology systems, process solutions, and computational analytics that make electronics possible, tackling complex challenges. From electron and photon optics to machine learning and data analytics, we seek perfection at the most fundamental level of matter in the universe. If you want to make electronics that push industries forward and make the world a better place, join us.

Base Pay Range: $34.33 - $58.37 Per Hour Primary

Location:

USA-CA-Milpitas-KLA

• KLA’s total rewards package for employees may also include participation in performance incentive programs and eligibility for additional benefits including but not limited to: medical, dental, vision, life, and other voluntary benefits, 401(K) including company matching, employee stock purchase program (ESPP), student debt assistance, tuition reimbursement program,…